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May 22, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
    Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
  • Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
  • India plans US$4b investment in ports
  • Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%
Air and Land Transport
  • Fight spills into short-range jets
    Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
  • BAe doubtful about A3XX project
  • Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
  • US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
  • Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
  • KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1
Features
  • Ningbo adds chemicals berth
    Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business
Columns
  • Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
    Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
  • Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
  • India plans US$4b investment in ports
  • Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%
Air and Land Transport
  • Fight spills into short-range jets
    Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
  • BAe doubtful about A3XX project
  • Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
  • US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
  • Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
  • KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1
Features
  • Ningbo adds chemicals berth
    Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business
Columns
  • Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
    Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
  • Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
  • India plans US$4b investment in ports
  • Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%
Air and Land Transport
  • Fight spills into short-range jets
    Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
  • BAe doubtful about A3XX project
  • Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
  • US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
  • Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
  • KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1
Features
  • Ningbo adds chemicals berth
    Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business
Columns
  • Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
    Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
  • Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
  • India plans US$4b investment in ports
  • Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%
Air and Land Transport
  • Fight spills into short-range jets
    Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
  • BAe doubtful about A3XX project
  • Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
  • US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
  • Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
  • KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1
Features
  • Ningbo adds chemicals berth
    Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business
Columns
  • Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Sched Netweb site
  • Conference announce new East Africa surcharge
  • Chinese review development projects
  • ABP goes shopping again
  • Kaohsiung prospers despite Asia's woes
  • Political upheaval may force depot hiatus
  • Violence delays container service in Mangalore
  • Dredging of the Savannah to be studied
  • KLM and TNT sign service level agreement
  • Bad economic weather catching up with SIA
  • International airlines expected to show an interest

Cargowebweb site
MAY 21, 1998
  • Trucks running on LPG feasible, but not economical
  • The Swedes especially pleased with 'bridge to Europe'
  • Inland shipping switches to electronic message transmission
  • Inland shipping entrepreneur is convinced of it: IT is approaching!

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
  • US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
  • Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
  • Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
  • Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
  • Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
  • Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
  • Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
  • Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
  • United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
  • Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
  • Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
  • CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
  • Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
  • Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
  • Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
  • Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic
Transportation
  • Analysts: UP moved timed right
  • Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
  • Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
  • Special gate handling sought by couriers
  • US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
  • DHL maintains its Indonesian service
Maritime
  • Savannah to expand terminal space
  • Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
  • Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
  • US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
  • Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
  • Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
  • Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
  • Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
  • Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
  • Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
  • Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
  • United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
  • Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
  • Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
  • CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
  • Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
  • Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
  • Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
  • Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic
Transportation
  • Analysts: UP moved timed right
  • Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
  • Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
  • Special gate handling sought by couriers
  • US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
  • DHL maintains its Indonesian service
Maritime
  • Savannah to expand terminal space
  • Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
  • Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
  • US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
  • Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
  • Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
  • Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
  • Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
  • Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
  • Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
  • Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
  • United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
  • Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
  • Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
  • CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
  • Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
  • Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
  • Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
  • Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic
Transportation
  • Analysts: UP moved timed right
  • Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
  • Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
  • Special gate handling sought by couriers
  • US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
  • DHL maintains its Indonesian service
Maritime
  • Savannah to expand terminal space
  • Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
  • Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Transpacific Box Traffic Gap Widens
  • Zim's First-Quarter Performance Improves
  • Asian Shipowners to Meet in Brisbane
  • India to Relax Restrictions on Port Investment

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • APL container service upgrades target Latin America's West Coast
  • Port Astoria hosts USS Missouri
  • Canada transfers port to contractor
  • Corps and Tacoma will conduct public meeting on Hanson Dam
  • Boeing builds 2,000 widebody airplanes

urgente online pressweb site
  • La Comisión Europea armoniza el transporte de mercancías peligrosas
  • IV Congreso Nacional de Firmes
  • Cursos de logística de Confemetal
  • Aeropuertos de Centroamérica cerrados por el humo
  • Alaska Airlines compra diez Boeing
  • Continental compra el 19 por ciento de Aerol'neas Centrales de Colombia
  • El tren griego gastará 50.000 millones en su modernización
  • Taiwan se interesa en el proyecto de alta velocidad de Eurotrain

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'Operation Decongestion in Major Ports' Chennai Port bags three awards
  • FIEO calls for new mechanism to boost exports
  • No tender recourse to many port ventures
  • GAIL-IOC pact for LPG pipeline
  • $1.3 billion export target for handicrafts
  • Ficci moots national council to counter US sanctions
  • Coal production records 4 pc growth
  • Dock Safety Week celebration at Mumbai Port is on
  • WTO pact on e-commerce
  • Conor assurance on H'bad-Mumbai road rates
  • AIPDF urges govt to raise dock workers retirement age

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Italy unveils $1bn ports masterplan
    ITALY is to spend more than $1bn on projects to upgrade its ports and inland waterways in an effort to make the country's facilities more comp-etitive at a time when freight traffic is increasing.
  • Cyprus set to abandon box bases strategy
    CYPRUS is on the brink of abandoning a long-standing strategy of maintaining two container ports which made the island one of the leading players in the eastern Mediterranean transhipment business.
  • Box rates continue to slide
    MOVING empty containers back to Asia could keep ships occupied that would otherwise be idle.
  • New Lloyd's underwriting vehicle terms are agreed
    SYNDICATE Capital Trust and SVB Associates have agreed terms for a merger which will create a new Lloyd's underwriting vehicle specialising in the non-marine market.
  • Jamaica pledges to set safe zones for cruises
    JAMAICA has promised the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association it will establish safe zones at all major cruise ports to minimise the harassment of passengers.
  • Talks on Canadian cat service postponed
    NEGOTIATIONS between Bri-tish Columbia Ferry Corp and Scandlines A/S of Copenhagan to operate a high speed catamaran service between downtown Vancouver and the provin-cial capital of Victoria, on Vancouver Island, have been put off at least until next year.
  • Evergreen sets Taranto agenda
    EVERGREEN, the Taiwanese container shipping to aviation giant, is to start operations at its own Mediterranean transhipment hub in Taranto by the end of 1999.
  • 'Frejar' makes debut
    In a ceremony at Bremerhaven dry dock, the former German dredger, Heinrich Hirdes, has been renamed Freja R after being bought by Copenhagen-based Jens Rohde Nielsen. The split-hull hopper suction dredger, built in 1982, originally saw service on the Weser river. It will now be deployed on the west coast of Denmark.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 21, 1998
  • Sri Lanka to move more boxes by rail
    SRI Lanka's state-owned Railway Department is planning to invest heavily in container transport, according to general manager WKB Weragama.
  • Chinese court sells Panama-flag bulker
    NINGBO Maritime Court has sold the arrested Panama-flagged bulker Golden Sunlight, according to the official New China News Agency.
  • Manila feels Asian fallout
    MANILA International Container Terminal (MICT) has reported a 13 per cent drop in cargo traffic for the first quarter of this year.
  • HK spill team seeks a new home
    HONG Kong Response Ltd (HKRL), the co-operative emergency oil spill response unit set up by five major oil companies last year, is seeking a new long-term operational base.
  • Indonesia pulls Thong Soon under
    THONG Soon Lines, a Singapore-based tramp and containership operator which had extensive Indonesian business, has gone into liquidation.
  • Djibouti plans transport hub
    DJIBOUTI'S transport minister accompanied by port authority representatives recently visited Marseilles to discuss extending the republic's role as a transport hub.
  • Piraeus workers to strike
    PIRAEUS port workers have announced a 48-hour strike between May 27 and 28, in protest against government plans to privatise the port.
  • P&O Nedlloyd appoints new American head
    MIKE Seymour, currently director of P&O Nedlloyd's Europe-Asia trades, has been appointed head of its North American office.
  • Oil companies criticised for pollution stance
    OIL company executives have no grounds to argue that oil pollution liability should be confined solely to shipowners, according to one Singapore owner.
  • Singapore to implement tanker controls
    TANKERS carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of oil cargo will have to possess a 1992 Civil Liability Convention (CLC 92) certificate when calling at Singapore after September 18.
  • Washington levies landmark oil-spill fine
    WASHINGTON state has fined Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Company $182,000 over an oil-spill on January 1.
  • Grain giants form elevator venture
    US grain giants Conagra and Archer Daniels Midland have formed a new joint venture to operate the grain export terminal formerly operated under the Peavey name at Kalama.
  • P&O Ports warns it may quit Newcastle
    A SECOND stevedoring company is warning it may pull out of the Australian port of Newcastle because of union problems.
  • Sovcomflot relaunches Jebsens UK
    UNICOM, the shipmanager controlled by Sovcomflot, has taken over the staff and offices of recently-closed Jebsens (UK).
  • Columbus to strengthen USWC-Australasia link
    COLUMBUS Line USA is to restore and strengthen its fixed-day weekly sailing schedules between the US West Coast and Australia/New Zealand.
  • Swan Reefer's takeover of Irgens Larsen cleared
    SWAN Reefers has completed the takeover of fellow Norwegian reefer operator Irgens Larsen, one week later than the originally agreed deadline.
  • CP completes acquisition of Ivaran Lines
    CANADIAN Pacific has confirmed that its acquisition of Ivaran Lines from Ivarans Rederi has been completed.
  • Kvaerner starts US job recruitment
    MORE than 12,000 former defence workers in the Philadelphia region have been invited to apply for jobs at the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La Belgique libéraliserait le fluvial en même temps que les Pays-Bas
    Une bonne nouvelle pour l'économie belge en général et les ports flamands en particuliers, la Belgique libéraliserait le secteur du transport fluvial à la même date que les Pays-Bas, le 31 décembre 98, c'est-à-dire avec un an d'avance sur la date prévue par l'UE. D'ores et déjà les gouvernements fédéral et régionaux se sont concertés et ont préparé des mesures d'accompagnement, qui ensemble, représentent un effort budgétaire de 2 mia. de BEF à répartir sur 3 ans.
  • Ducros Services Rapides repasse à l'offensive
    Après une nouvelle période difficile, Ducros Services Rapides a désormais bien amorcé son redressement financier. La société française de messagerie est dès lors en mesure de repasser à l'offensive. Gérard Léridon, PDG de Ducros, a expliqué qu'il veut procéder en plusieurs étapes et axer sa stratégie selon trois axes: le marché du monocolis; le renforcement des fonds propres; et la logistique.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Channels deeper, not cheaper
    The Victorian Channels Authority has finally completed dredging the channels into the Port of Geelong and has declared a new depth of 12.3 metres for Pt Richards; Wilson Spit; Hopetoun and Corio channels - 1.3 metres deeper than previously.
    The VCA's ceo Ian Edwards said the authority has established a differential pricing structure for the deepened channels, which has been approved by the Office of the Regulator General.
  • Administrators try for 'confidential' redundancies
    The administrators of the insolvent Patrick labor hire companies are today expected to advertise a confidential 1800 telephone service for waterfront workers to register their interest in redundancy packages, while P&O Ports was yesterday contemplating the next move in its row with the Maritime Union of Australia.
  • Regional ports woo container trade
    The western Australian ports of Albany and Bunbury and the Victorian port of Portland are combining their resources to their resources to map out a strategy focuses on winning them a share of the general cargo export container trade.
    Albany Port Authority general manager Bob Emery said the ports had agreed their regional economies could benefit from regaining direct general cargo container services and were involved in a three-part strategy to achieve this end.
  • Maritime union's time has come, says Reith
    The maritime Union of Australia will stop at nothing in the pursuit of its own narrow self-interest, according to the minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith.
    Mr Reith said the nub of the issue between the stevedore and the union had always been reform of the MUA's monopoly supply of labor on the waterfront and the attendant inefficiencies that monopoly delivers.
  • NSW accident line to reopen
    The NSW rail freight line on which two people were killed earlier this week after a National Rail freight train derailed is expected to reopen later today.
    About 100 metres of rail track at the site of the derailment was badly damaged from the incident and had to be replaced.
  • Standards to be focus of ASF
    Regional shipping industry leaders will discuss a range of issues affecting owners and operators when the Australian Shipowners association hosts the seventh annual Asian Shipowners Forum at Sanctuary Cove on Monday and Tuesday next week.
    The main theme will be the mounting international pressure on the industry to rid the world of substandard shipping.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.
Maritime
  • Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
  • Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
  • Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
  • KNSM is now serving Agadir.
  • Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
  • Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
  • Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
  • DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
  • I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
  • Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
  • Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
  • Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
  • Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
  • Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
  • Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
  • Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
  • There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
  • Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
  • Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.
Forwarding
  • Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
  • BAX Global invests in South Korea.
  • Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.
Aviation
  • Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
  • The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
  • MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
  • SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
  • Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
  • The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
  • Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
  • Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.
Maritime
  • Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
  • Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
  • Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
  • KNSM is now serving Agadir.
  • Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
  • Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
  • Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
  • DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
  • I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
  • Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
  • Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
  • Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
  • Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
  • Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
  • Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
  • Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
  • There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
  • Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
  • Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.
Forwarding
  • Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
  • BAX Global invests in South Korea.
  • Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.
Aviation
  • Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
  • The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
  • MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
  • SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
  • Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
  • The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
  • Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
  • Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.
Maritime
  • Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
  • Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
  • Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
  • KNSM is now serving Agadir.
  • Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
  • Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
  • Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
  • DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
  • I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
  • Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
  • Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
  • Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
  • Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
  • Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
  • Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
  • Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
  • There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
  • Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
  • Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.
Forwarding
  • Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
  • BAX Global invests in South Korea.
  • Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.
Aviation
  • Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
  • The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
  • MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
  • SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
  • Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
  • The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
  • Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
  • Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.
Maritime
  • Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
  • Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
  • Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
  • KNSM is now serving Agadir.
  • Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
  • Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
  • Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
  • DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
  • I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
  • Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
  • Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
  • Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
  • Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
  • Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
  • Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
  • Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
  • There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
  • Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
  • Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.
Forwarding
  • Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
  • BAX Global invests in South Korea.
  • Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.
Aviation
  • Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
  • The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
  • MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
  • SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
  • Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
  • The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
  • Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
  • Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journalweb site
Feature
  • Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.
Maritime
  • Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
  • Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
  • Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
  • KNSM is now serving Agadir.
  • Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
  • Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
  • Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
  • DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
  • I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
  • Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
  • Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
  • Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
  • Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
  • Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
  • Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.
Ports and Terminals
  • The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
  • Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
  • There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
  • Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
  • Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.
Forwarding
  • Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
  • BAX Global invests in South Korea.
  • Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.
Aviation
  • Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
  • The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
  • MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
  • SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
  • Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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